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| Keywords: French - Head of an Apostle - Walters 27351.jpg Scientific analysis carried out on this apostle's head shows that the limestone came from a quarry near Paris The head which was made for a pillar or pier statue in a church is beautifully carved with a smooth face and delicate lines under the eyes The custom of attaching figures to columns or piers derives from medieval theology and the designation of apostles and saints as the living pillars of the Church century 14 Medieval limestone with traces of paint cm 32 7 24 22 5 accession number 27 351 7583 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1917 Transformations of the Court Style Gothic Art in Europe 1270-1330 Rhode Island School of Design Providence 1977 Les Fastes du Gothique le Siècle de Charles V Galeries nationales du Grand Palais Paris 1981-1982 To Arrest the Ravages of Time Caring for Art at the Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Lombardy Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
